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How much did Mideast countries promise to invest in the US? Trump keeps jacking up the number​

By JOSH BOAK
Updated 3:34 PM CDT, May 20, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump loves big numbers — and he’s always happy to talk them up.

Trump, who coined the phrase “truthful hyperbole” in his book “The Art of the Deal,” over the last few days has been steadily increasing the amount of money he says that countries in the Mideast pledged to invest in the U.S. when he visited the region last week. He didn’t provide underlying details.

The figure has gone from $2 trillion last week to potentially as much as $7 trillion as of Tuesday, according to statements by Trump and the White House.

A look at how the number has bounced around:

THURSDAY: With his Mideast trip still under way, Trump told reporters on Air Force One: “We just took in $4 trillion.”

FRIDAY: A White House statement said Trump’s “first official trip was a huge success, locking in over $2 trillion in great deals.”

MONDAY: “We brought back about $5.1 trillion,” Trump said in remarks to the Kennedy Center’s leadership. “That’s not bad. And, it’s being credited as one of the, maybe, the most successful visit that anybody’s ever made to any place. There’s never been anything like this.” ...

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Hillary Clinton floats Obama, Bill Clinton running for third terms if Trump runs again

Discussing speculation of President Donald Trump running for a third term, Hillary Clinton proposed former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton could also run in that case.
www.foxnews.com

Biden's office says his 'last known' prostate cancer screening was in 2014

Former President Joe Biden's office says his “last known” prostate cancer screening was in 2014, and he had never been diagnosed with the disease before last week.
apnews.com

U.S. put Asian migrants on deportation flight to South Sudan, lawyers allege

Immigration lawyers said they've been informed the U.S. may have deported migrants from Southeast Asian countries to South Sudan.
www.cbsnews.com

Musk, asked about 2026 midterms, says he will do 'a lot less' political spending in the future

Billionaire Elon Musk, the top donor in the 2024 election who helped boost President Donald Trump's path to victory, says he plans to scale back his political spending.
abcnews.go.com

Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill

President Donald Trump has implored House Republicans on Capitol Hill to drop their fights over his big tax cuts bill.
apnews.com

UK suspends trade talks with Israel over new Gaza offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will take control of the whole of Gaza.
www.usatoday.com

Trump urges Republican holdouts to pass House budget bill; RFK Jr. grilled on health cuts

Updates and the latest news as Trump addresses House Republicans about the reconciliation bill and RFK Jr. testifies to Congress about DOGE cuts and his vaccine views.
www.nbcnews.com

Judge orders government to report steps it's taken to facilitate Venezuelan man's return to US

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to report "the steps they have taken" to facilitate the return of a deported 20-year-old Venezuelan man to the U.S.
abcnews.go.com

Rubio and Van Hollen get into heated exchange over Trump policies during Senate hearing

The secretary of state defended the Trump administration's foreign policy to the committee he was once a member of.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump order removing truck drivers who don’t speak sufficient English made official by DOT

The Trump administration restored a penalty of taking truck drivers with limited English out of service, raising concerns over a shortage of drivers and discrimination.
www.nbcnews.com

'I regret voting for you:' Lawmakers, Rubio clash over immigration policies

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was grilled by lawmakers over his implementation of immigration policies.
www.usatoday.com

Analysis: Republicans tweak the social contract to ask more of states | CNN Politics

An emerging reality of President Donald Trump’s second term is that the federal government will be doing less and states will need to do a lot more on everything from disaster relief to health insurance.
www.cnn.com

The revival of an old program delegates Trump immigration enforcement to local police

The agency responsible for immigration enforcement has aggressively revived and expanded a decades-old program that delegates immigration enforcement powers to state and local law enforcement agencies.
apnews.com

Kristi Noem fumbles habeas corpus, denies DHS will host citizenship TV show

Kristi Noem incorrectly responded to a question on the definition of habeas corpus during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.
abcnews.go.com

Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territory

Israel is pressing ahead with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism.
apnews.com

Trump’s executive action presidency barrels into a legislative blockade | CNN Politics

Presidential legacies are built on legislation, not executive orders – a lesson from Donald Trump’s first term that now presents a pressing test for his second.
www.cnn.com

GOP senators renew call for DOD watchdog to probe former Joint Chiefs boss Milley for alleged misconduct

Republican senators are renewing calls for the Pentagon’s watchdog to investigate alleged misconduct and efforts to “undermine the chain of command" by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Fox News Digital has learned.
www.foxnews.com
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Trump confronts South African president with video on treatment of White farmers

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President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday with a video allegedly showing grave treatment of White farmers.

Trump has claimed that White Afrikaner South African farmers are being slaughtered and forced off their land.

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House Freedom Caucus heading to White House after delay play on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

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